WHICH TYRE BRAND ?
Most of us mow the lawn and use a hovermower, next time you get it out of the shed have a look at the brand and you may be surprised to see it is not a "hover mower" but an entirely different brand. Next time you get the hoover out of the cupboard have a look at the name, is it a "hoover" or some other brand?
Same goes for tyres, Yes there are a lot of very well known brands on the market such as Pirelli, Michelin, Continental etc, these are all very good tyres, once they were all "budget tyres".
Put quite simply they were not known very well so they were cheaper, the quality was the same but the name was new, so you did not have to pay for the name. But what about names like Vredestien, Toyo, Kuhmo, Falken, Sime, Fullrun, Nankang, Fateo, Maximiller, the list goes on and on.
Look at this comparison:
Buget Tyre NANKANG EA603   Score 2.9Average based on 2 completed reviews |
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| Grip under dry conditions | Score 3.00 |
| Braking under dry conditions | Score 2.00 |
| Grip under wet conditions | Score 3.50 |
| Braking under wet conditions | Score 3.50 |
| Grip in snow | Score 4.50 |
| Comfort | Score 2.50 |
| Noise level (internal) | Score 3.00 |
| Noise level (external) | Score 3.00 |
| Tyre wear | Score 1.50 |
| Kilometers driven | 26500 km |
| Rate Performance: 1: Top marks for tyre performance in this category. 6: Tyre performance is unacceptable in this category. |
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| Branded Dunlop Tyre Score 3.0 |
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| Grip under dry conditions | Score 2.50 |
| Braking under dry conditions | Score 3.00 |
| Grip under wet conditions | Score 3.00 |
| Braking under wet conditions | Score 2.75 |
| Grip in snow | Score 4.50 |
| Comfort | Score 3.75 |
| Noise level (internal) | Score 3.75 |
| Noise level (external) | Score 4.00 |
| Tyre wear | Score 1.75 |
| Kilometre's driven | 29.750 km |
| Rate Performance: 1: Top marks for tyre performance in this category. 6: Tyre performance is unacceptable in this category. |
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The left chart is for a Dunlop tyre. The right chart is for the Nankang tyre.
Quality difference is barely neglible. (The "budget" tyre comes out best)
Cost difference is amazing
a saving of £60.78 per set !
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